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Think I might of seen it....
1/4 runs are very intimidating... launching is not like on a normal road, avon park is dodgy though, when you stage the car, the lights go to green straight away so you have to shift your feet pretty quick off the brake to the throttle. After launching its pretty...
Other bloke in gti was my mate steve... running same mods as me just about, blue 172? you refering to the one parked up with the evo and wrx? that would of been Kev Goulders from FFWD Motorsport... wanted a race with that :-P
all within the space of a week -
Radiator leaked
ABS light on dash
knocking noise from engine, not exactly sure where its coming from
Car wont idle for most of the time, total loss of power misfiring probably only on 3 cylindars... all started on my way back from avon park pretty much...
Quote: Originally posted by adcooper on 11 April 2004
Nice one mate will you be there next weekend?? I will be going and having ago in my standard 172 for the first time!!!!Probably do a 19.9!! May take my Suzuki instead may get in to the 15s then!!
Nah mate... im from Newcastle I was...
Mine was RRd with 140bhp just a decat and air filter, will run low 15s 1/4.
Like that dude said above... some come with more than 120bhp out of the box... like mine the earlier ones do... pre EGR valve mounted versions.... newer ones seems to be slower ive found.
They have sod all torque
Quote: Originally posted by adcooper on 09 April 2004
Quote: Originally posted by 106GTi97 on 09 April 2004avon park in stratford... ran 15.3 @ 92
Did you go up last sunday in a gold 106 gti and your mate had the same?? What have you done to it if it was you it looked like an exhaust and air...
Hi there,
I was wondering if someone could give me an idea what these 172s would generally run in a standing quater sprint... ive recently had my car ran up the strip and just want to see how much is in it...
cheers
rich